A61B 17/12009
Implements for ligaturing other than by clamps or clips
Official title: {Implements for ligaturing other than by clamps or clips, e.g. using a loop with a slip knot}
A61B17/12009 (Implements for ligaturing other than by clamps or clips) appears on 1,172 US grants and 1,313 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,172
- Published applications
- 1,313
- Assignees
- 448
- Inventors
- 2,015
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 62 | 53 |
| 2025 | 41 | 48 |
| 2026 | 40 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Clamp assembly and method of use2,136US 5,618,307 AHeartport, Inc. · 1997
- Vessel sealer and divider1,985US 7,090,673 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2006
- Surgical instrument for forming a knot1,907US 5,846,254 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Vessel sealer and divider1,735US 7,101,371 B22006
- Dual ligating and dividing apparatus1,732US 5,336,229 ALaparomed Corporation · 1994